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Graves, Susan – School Leadership & Management, 2014
In this paper, the author explores the development of school staff who are employed to support pupils in the classroom, specifically the teaching assistant/higher level teaching assistant role. These roles have undergone considerable change following the introduction of Workforce Reform and Remodelling in English schools and the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Educational Change, Labor Force
Lightfoot, Sarah; Frost, David – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This article examines the professional identity of nine early years educators currently working in the early years sector of education in England. These educators include teachers, teaching assistants, nursery practitioners and nursery nurses working with children three to five years old in the Early Years Foundation Stage in state-maintained…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Transformative Learning
Reaburn, Robyn – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
This paper describes a pilot study investigating Teacher Aides (TAs) in primary mathematics classrooms. Three teacher/TA teams were investigated. The teachers were asked about the role of TAs in their classrooms, and the TAs were asked about their confidence in mathematics and in the desirability of professional learning. The TAs indicated a need…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Danielsson, Henrik; Dahlstrom, Orjan; Andersson, Jan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The aim of the present study was to investigate collaborative memory in adolescents with intellectual disabilities when collaborating with an assistant, and also the extent to which decisiveness is related to individual memory performance. Nineteen students with intellectual disabilities (mean age = 18.5, SD = 0.9) each collaborated with a…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Memory, Decision Making
Slabe, Damjan; Fink, Rok – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Rapid physical and mental development in childhood also brings about a high risk of being injured. Since children spend a large amount of their time in kindergarten, there is a possibility that they would be injured while there. Design: A questionnaire for professionals was sent to a Slovenian kindergarten. Setting: The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, First Aid, Preschool Teachers
Pedersen, Scott J.; Cooley, Paul D.; Rottier, Clint R. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Inclusion of students with disabilities (SwD) in Australian health and physical education (HPE) classes is on the rise. Reasonable adjustment to assist inclusive practice is often accomplished through the use of teaching assistants, or paraprofessionals. While this practice is commonly understood within the classroom, this approach remains obscure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Disabilities, Physical Education
Clarke, Linda; Abbott, Lesley – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
This paper describes an iPad project in a Northern Ireland primary school. It evaluates how the technology impacted on learning in literacy, numeracy and in pupil skills. The youngest pupils were asked about their iPad experiences using small-group interviews based on the circle time approach. Their teacher and two classroom assistants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education
Wolcott, Catherine Sanger; Williford, Amanda P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
The present study investigated teachers' and teacher aides' (TAs) agreement in their ratings of preschoolers' externalizing behavior and their associations with observed classroom behavior for a sample of children at risk of developing a disruptive behavior disorder. One hundred twenty-two teachers rated 360 students' externalizing behavior in the…
Descriptors: Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Children, Teacher Attitudes, Child Behavior
O'Callaghan, Paul; Cunningham, Enda – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
This pilot study examined the impact of a 10 session, group-based, early-intervention cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme (Cool Connections) on anxiety, depression and self-concept in nine 8-11 year old pupils in Northern Ireland. The intervention was facilitated by a teacher, education welfare officer and two classroom assistants, with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries
Foreman, P.; Arthur-Kelly, M.; Bennett, D.; Neilands, J.; Colyvas, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: The improvement of engagement and involvement in communicative and socially centred exchanges for individuals with multiple and severe disability (MSD) presents complex and urgent challenges to educators. This paper reports the findings of an intervention study designed to enhance the interactive skills of students with MSD using an…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Communication Skills, Intervention
Garner, Pamela W.; Carter McLean, Marsha; Waajid, Badiyyah; Pittman, Evelyn R. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2015
The objective of this project was to develop and pilot a small-scale professional development program that incorporated substantial group and one-on-one mentoring aimed at preparing rurally based preschool teacher assistants to earn the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Using a framework that emphasized the relational, developmental,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Development, Rural Areas, Preschool Education
Gorard, Stephen; Siddiqui, Nadia; See, Beng Huat – British Educational Research Journal, 2015
This paper is based on one of the first completed studies funded by the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF). EEF was set up in response to repeated demands for clearer evidence on school improvement. The paper presents the results of an intensive 10-week literacy intervention called Switch-on Reading. This was trialled in England as part of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Educational Improvement, Reading Programs
Butt, Rosemary – School Leadership & Management, 2016
Reliance on teacher assistants (TAs) in mainstream schools to support students with disability and learning difficulties is an increasing trend in Australia. In 2011, over 80,000 TAs were employed costing approximately $3billion per annum [DEEWR. 2012. Job Outlook. Accessed June 2013. http://joboutlook.gov.au/default.aspx]. This paper reports on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Aides, Personnel Management, Work Environment
Snow, Kathy – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2016
Sustainable pre-service teacher education is needed to encourage academic success for under-represented populations, through both culturally responsive and alternative programming options (Carr-Stewart, Balzer, & Cottrell, 2013). In 2013, the Western Canadian University that served as the basis for this case study, implemented a blended…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Multicultural Education
Ruich, Lawrence Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative study examines the identities of three secondary special education teachers in self-contained classrooms. Nationally, there is a serious shortage of special educators interested in and successful working with students exhibiting emotional and behavioral disorders. An understanding of teacher identity and the personal and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Secondary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Self Contained Classrooms